NME’s best albums and tracks of 2004

By NME
Franz Ferdinand - 'Take Me Out'.

Albums Of The Year

1
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
2The Libertines
The Libertines
3The Streets
A Grand Don’t Come For Free
4Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
5The Futureheads
The Futureheads
6Danger Mouse
The Grey Album
7Kanye West
The College Dropout
8Razorlight
Razorlight
9The Radio Dept
Lesser Matters
10The Dears
No Cities Left
  1. Interpol – Antics
  2. Morrissey – You Are The Quarry
  3. The Killers – Hot Fuss
  4. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
  5. Dizzee Rascal – Showtime
  6. Beastie Boys – To The 5 Boroughs
  7. TV On The Radio – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babies
  8. U2 – Ho To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
  9. The Concretes – The Concretes
  10. Kasabian – Kasabian
  11. Keane – Hope And Fears
  12. Gwen Stefani – Love Angel Music Baby
  13. Ryan Adams – Love Is Hell (Pt 1 & 2)
  14. Elliott Smith – From A Basement On The Hill
  15. Kings Of Leon – Aha Shake Heartbreak
  16. Secret Machines – Now Here Is Nowhere
  17. Mylo – Destroy Rock ‘N’ Roll
  18. The Ordinary Boys – Over The Counter Culture
  19. Hope Of The States – The Lost Riots
  20. Dios – Dios
  1. Devendra Banheart – Rejoicing In The Hands
  2. Kelis – Tasty
  3. Brian Wilson – Smile
  4. Amplifier – Amplifier
  5. Graham Coxon – Happiness In Magazines
  6. The Go! Team – Thunder, Lightening, Strike
  7. The Zutons – Who Killed… The Zutons?
  8. Goldie Lookin’ Chain – Greatest Hits
  9. Eminem – Encore
  10. The Bees – Free The Bees
  11. Mos Def – The New Danger
  12. Regina Spektor – Soviet Kitsch
  13. The Music – Welcome To The North
  14. Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
  15. Green Day – American Idiot
  16. Sufjan Stevens – Seven Swans
  17. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
  18. Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender
  19. Selfish Cunt – No Wicked Heart Shall Prosper
  20. 22-20’s – 22-20’s

Tracks Of The Year

1
The Libertines
Can’t Stand Me Now
2Frans Ferdinand
Take Me Out
2The Streets
Dry Your Eyes
3Jay-Z
99 Problems
4The Killers
Mr Brightside
5Scissor Sisters
Take Your Mama
6Eminem
Mosh
7Razorlight
Golden Touch
8Britney Spears
Toxic
9Bloc Party
Little Thoughts
  1. Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
  2. Graham Coxon – Freakin’ Out
  3. The Futureheads – Hounds Of Love
  4. Johnny Boy – You Are The Generation….
  5. Modest Mouse – Float On
  6. Morrissey – First Of The Gang To Die
  7. Interpol – Evil
  8. Wolfman Ft. Pete Doherty – For Lovers
  9. The Strokes – Reptilia
  10. Art Brut – Formed A Band
  11. Kanye West – Jesus Walks
  12. Snow Patrol – Run
  13. Kelis – Milkshake
  14. Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out
  15. TV On The Radio – Staring At The Sun
  16. Keane – Somewhere Only We Know
  17. Belle & Sebastian – I’m A Cuckoo
  18. Dizzee Rascal – Stand Up Tall
  19. Kings Of Leon – The Bucket
  20. The Concretes – You Can’t Hurry Love
  1. The Dears – We Can’t Have It
  2. Kelis – Trick Me
  3. Engineers – A Given Right
  4. The Killers – Somebody Told Me
  5. Bloc Party – She’s Hearing Voices
  6. The Von Bondies – C’mon C’mon
  7. The Futureheads – Decent Days And Nights
  8. LCD Soundsystem – Movement
  9. Muse – Butterflies & Hurricanes
  10. Bloc Party – Banquet
  11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – There She Goes, My Beautiful World
  12. Morrissey – Irish Blood, English Heart
  13. Basement Jaxx – Good Luck
  14. Franz Ferdinand – Michael
  15. Babyshambles – The Man Who Came To Stay
  16. Dios – Starting Five
  17. The Streets – Fit But You Know It
  18. Pixies – Bam Thwok
  19. Goldie Lookin Chain – Your Mothers Got A Penis
  20. Delays – Long Time Coming

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